Effects of dietary supplementation of astaxanthin on production performance, egg quality in layers and meat quality in finishing pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1019-1025

  Yang, Y X ^a   Kim, Y J ^a   Jin, Z ^a   Lohakare, J D ^a   Kim, C H ^a   Ohh, S H ^a   Lee, S H ^a   Choi, J Y ^a   Chae, B J ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Egg Quality; Finishing Pigs; Layers; Meat Quality; Production Performance

Indexed keywords

AVES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33747128427     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2006.1019     Document Type: Article

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